Last verified 2026-10-28
Event photo collection apps compared
Four services that collect photos and videos from event guests via a link or QR code: Warpbin, Kululu, GuestPix and WedUploader. None of them make guests install an app or create an account, so the real differences are what each one limits and what it charges extra for.
Kululu limits the number of uploads per tier. GuestPix sells packages whose hosting counts from your event date. WedUploader stores everything in your own Google Drive and sells the shared gallery, guestbook and slideshow as a premium package.
Warpbin limits only storage and time, never the number of photos or guests. Every feature is on every plan, including the free demo, and a paid gallery's clock starts only once photos arrive. Whatever draws people to one of the others — a live photo wall, a guestbook, captions, a free start — Warpbin has it on every plan, as part of 36 features with no add-ons, in a gallery built to be quick and pleasant to use on a phone.
What each one is known for, and how Warpbin covers it
Kululu
A live photo wall and a digital album, priced by how many photos and videos you expect guests to upload.
With Warpbin: Warpbin's live slideshow is on every plan, including the free demo, and Warpbin never counts uploads, so there is no photo total to guess before the event. Its cheapest paid plan ($19) already includes what Kululu keeps for its higher tiers: original quality, a custom gallery link, moderation and gallery branding.
GuestPix
A QR photo gallery paired with a digital guestbook, sold as packages with a fixed hosting period.
With Warpbin: Warpbin has a written guestbook, photo captions and uploader names on every plan, alongside the live slideshow and moderation. Paid plans start at $19, custom colours are on every plan, and on paid plans the clock starts when photos arrive rather than on your event date.
WedUploader
Guest uploads that land straight in the host's own Google Drive, with the shared gallery, guestbook and slideshow sold as a premium package.
With Warpbin: Warpbin needs no Google account and uses none of your Drive space — guests' files never touch your personal storage. The shared gallery, guestbook, captions, custom link and live slideshow that WedUploader sells as premium are on every Warpbin plan, including the free demo, and Download All gives you a zip of everything whenever you want your own copy.
Side by side
| What matters | Warpbin | Kululu | GuestPix | WedUploader |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| How limits are measured | Storage plus a duration window — no cap on the number of uploads, unlimited downloads. | Upload count: 100 (Free), 500 (Plus), unlimited (Pro)kululu.com/pricing“Up to 100 photo & video uploads ... Up to 500 photo & video uploads ... Unlimited photo & video uploads” Read 2026-10-28 | Unlimited photos and videos on paid packages, subject to fair use; 50 photos on the free planguestpix.com/weddings“Unlimited Photos & Videos ... 50 Photos ... Unlimited offer is subject to our Fair Use Policy.” Read 2026-10-28 | Unlimited uploads, bounded by your own Google Drive storageweduploader.com“WedUploader allows unlimited uploads, in the original quality, from unlimited guests and it's all privately stored in your Google Drive. ... WedUploader has no limits however, Google provides 15 GB of free storage” Read 2026-10-28 |
| Features locked to higher tiers | None — every feature is on every plan, including the free demo. Plans differ only in storage and duration. | Yes — branding level, album download, custom URL, moderation and guest forms vary by tierkululu.com/pricing“Basic customization ... Custom branding ... One-click album download ... Full brand control ... Custom event URL ... Manual moderation & auto content filter ... Advanced Welcome Forms to collect any guest info” Read 2026-10-28 | Yes — Classic gets the default colour theme; custom colours and fonts start on Signatureguestpix.com/weddings“Default Color Theme ... Custom Color Theme & Fonts” Read 2026-10-28 | Yes — the shared gallery, guestbook, slideshow, custom colours and link are in the premium package; a seating chart is sold as an add-on on top of itweduploader.com/pricing“With one-time payment you'll unlock the full suite of premium features within WedUploader for all your albums. ... Display everyone's photos & videos in the album gallery in real-time ... Must purchase the premium package before the add-ons are available. ... Seating Chart Organize your guests with an interactive seating arrangement” Read 2026-10-28 |
| Free tier | Free demo, no card: 500 MB for 14 days with just an email, or 100 MB for 3 days in one click with no email at all. Every feature, unlimited downloads. | Yes — 100 uploads, 24-hour upload window, kept 7 days, standard quality, no cardkululu.com/pricing“No credit card required ... Up to 100 photo & video uploads ... 24 hours upload window ... Uploads saved for 7 days ... Uploads saved in standard quality” Read 2026-10-28 | Yes — 50 photos, 30-day upload window, no cardguestpix.com/weddings“No credit card required. ... 50 Photos ... 30 Day Upload Window” Read 2026-10-28 | Unclear on their siteweduploader.com/pricing |
| Cheapest paid option | $19 one-time | Plus at $39 one-time, excluding taxes (Pro is $99)kululu.com/pricing“Perfect for birthdays, engagements and mid-size events. $39 One-time fee (excluding taxes) ... Built for big weddings and large, branded productions. $99 One-time fee (excluding taxes)” Read 2026-10-28 | Classic at $49 one-time (wedding packages)guestpix.com/weddings“Classic $49 one-time” Read 2026-10-28 | Premium package at $39 one-timeweduploader.com/pricing“$39 With one-time payment you'll unlock the full suite of premium features” Read 2026-10-28 |
| How long it stays live | 90 days (Red Giant) or 365 days (Supernova) of uploads and viewing. On Pro, galleries stay live for as long as the subscription runs. | Upload window 24 hours / 1 month / 3 months; uploads kept 7 days / 3 months / 1 year (Free / Plus / Pro)kululu.com/pricing“24 hours upload window ... Uploads saved for 7 days ... 1 month upload window ... Uploads saved for 3 months ... 3 months upload window ... Uploads saved for 1 year” Read 2026-10-28 | 3 months of uploads and 12 months hosting (Classic); 12 months (Signature); 24 months (3-gallery bundle); 30-day upload window on the free planguestpix.com/weddings“3 Mth. Upload & 12 Mth. Hosting ... 12 Mth. Upload & Hosting ... 24 Mth. Upload & Hosting ... 30 Day Upload Window” Read 2026-10-28 | No expiry — files live in your Google Driveweduploader.com/pricing“No expiration date” Read 2026-10-28 |
| When the clock starts | Paid plans start the clock only once 100 MB (about 30 photos) has been uploaded — never on a calendar date, so you can set up weeks early. The free demo's clock starts when it's created. | Detected automatically from the event date and guest activity — not from purchasekululu.com/pricing“The platform automatically detects when an event starts based on its date and the activity of your guests. ... The start time is not based on the date you created/upgraded the event” Read 2026-10-28 | From the event date (the gallery opens 2 weeks early); the 3-gallery bundle from purchaseguestpix.com/weddings“Your gallery opens 2 weeks prior to your event date ... Hosting Starts From Event Date ... Hosting starts from date of purchase” Read 2026-10-28 | No clock — albums never expireweduploader.com“Create unlimited WedUploader albums that never expire.” Read 2026-10-28 |
| Guests who can upload | Unlimited, on every plan | Unlimited, on every tierkululu.com/pricing“Unlimited guests & participants” Read 2026-10-28 | Unlimited under fair use — up to 1,000 guests per eventguestpix.com/weddings“Unlimited Guests ... Up to 1000 guests per event.” Read 2026-10-28 | Unlimitedweduploader.com/pricing“Unlimited guest contributors, no logins necessary” Read 2026-10-28 |
| Guest app or account | None — link or QR code in any browser | None — link or QR codekululu.com“No app downloads or registrations.” Read 2026-10-28 | None — scan and uploadguestpix.com“NO APP & NO GUEST REGISTRATION - GUESTS JUST SCAN & UPLOAD” Read 2026-10-28 | None — any web browser via URL or QR codeweduploader.com“WedUploader enables your guests to upload photos and videos using any web browser via URL or QR code” Read 2026-10-28 |
| What the host needs | Email login to buy. The free demo needs neither an email nor a card. | Sign-up requiredkululu.com“Sign-up & create your event” Read 2026-10-28 | Host account; a free plan is offeredguestpix.com/weddings“Get started free – learn more about our Free Photo Sharing Plan here ... Host Login” Read 2026-10-28 | Sign-up plus a connected Google Drive accountweduploader.com“SIGN-UP, CONNECT GOOGLE DRIVE, AND CREATE AN ALBUM.” Read 2026-10-28 |
| Where files are stored | Hosted by Warpbin — nothing to connect, none of your own storage used | Not advertisedkululu.com/pricing | Not advertisedguestpix.com/weddings | The host's own Google Driveweduploader.com“GUESTS UPLOAD PHOTOS AND VIDEOS WHICH GO DIRECTLY TO YOUR GOOGLE DRIVE.” Read 2026-10-28 |
| Original quality kept | Yes — originals kept and downloadable as uploaded, on every plan (iPhone HEIC photos become full-quality JPEGs unless the host switches that off) | Original quality on Plus and Pro; the free tier saves standard qualitykululu.com/pricing“Uploads saved in standard quality ... Uploads saved in original quality” Read 2026-10-28 | Yes — download in original resolutionguestpix.com“Download everything in original resolution, whenever you're ready.” Read 2026-10-28 | Yes — original high qualityweduploader.com/pricing“All photos & videos in original high quality” Read 2026-10-28 |
| Live slideshow | Yes — photos, with new ones joining as they're uploaded, on every plan (videos aren't shown in it) | Yes, on every plankululu.com/pricing“All plans comes with these amazing things ... Live Photo Wall A beautiful slideshow of all the photos & videos uploaded by you and your guests, LIVE during the event.” Read 2026-10-28 | Yes — photos and videos, on every packageguestpix.com/weddings“Slideshow: Photos & Videos ... As your guests upload, photos and videos appear automatically on the Live Slideshow.” Read 2026-10-28 | Yes, in the premium packageweduploader.com/pricing“Project a fullscreen slideshow photo wall in real-time” Read 2026-10-28 |
| Guestbook and captions | Written guestbook with replies and votes, plus photo captions, uploader names and notes to the host — every plan | Captions on every plankululu.com/pricing“All plans comes with these amazing things ... Captions Support Guests can add a caption to a photo/video to make things even more fun, interactive and personalized.” Read 2026-10-28 | Written and video guestbook on every package; uploads labelled with the guest's nameguestpix.com/weddings“Written & Video Guestbook ... Guests upload photos, videos and messages. All media is labelled with your guests' name.” Read 2026-10-28 | Premium — guest captions, guestbook messages and voicemailsweduploader.com/pricing“Enable guest captions & messaging in the private digital guestbook ... Enable guests to leave private heartfelt voicemails” Read 2026-10-28 |
| Content moderation | Automatic AI filter on every photo and video, on every plan; the host can hide or delete any file | Listed on Pro: manual moderation and an auto content filterkululu.com/pricing“Manual moderation & auto content filter” Read 2026-10-28 | Content moderation on every packageguestpix.com/weddings“Content Moderation” Read 2026-10-28 | Premium lets the host choose what displaysweduploader.com/pricing“Pick & choose photos to display or keep private” Read 2026-10-28 |
| Custom gallery link | Yes — every plan, including the free demo | Pro onlykululu.com/pricing“Custom event URL” Read 2026-10-28 | Not advertisedguestpix.com/weddings | Premiumweduploader.com/pricing“Personalize your album web link” Read 2026-10-28 |
| Visitor analytics | Yes — unique visitors, plus uploads, downloads, video plays and guestbook posts over time | Not advertisedkululu.com | Not advertisedguestpix.com/weddings | Not advertisedweduploader.com/pricing |
What it's like to use
A table shows what each service includes, not how it feels. Most of Warpbin's work has gone into the second part: a gallery that looks good with a thousand photos in it and stays simple for a guest holding a drink.
Photos keep their shape
The gallery is a justified mosaic, the layout photo sites use: portrait and landscape shots sit side by side at their real proportions instead of being cropped into squares.
Uploads survive venue Wi-Fi
Files go up in pieces. If a guest's signal drops mid-video, the upload picks up where it stopped instead of starting over, and single files can be up to 50 GB.
Quick on a phone
The grid loads light previews first and fetches the large version only when someone opens a photo, so even a big gallery opens quickly on mobile data.
Live for everyone
New uploads appear in the open gallery and on the slideshow without anyone refreshing, and the day plays back in the order photos were taken, not the order they were uploaded.
In your guests' language
The gallery speaks 19 languages and picks each guest's from their phone, so nobody has to find a menu first.
Judge it yourself
Design is a matter of taste, so don't take our word for it. The demo is one click, with no email and no card. Open it on your phone and upload a few photos the way a guest would.
Where Warpbin goes further
Every feature on every plan
Nothing is held back for a higher tier. Albums, the guestbook, moderation, privacy controls, the live slideshow, analytics, AI clustering, a custom link and gallery branding are on the $19 plan and on the free demo. Plans differ only in storage and duration.
A free demo you can actually use
One click, no email and no card, and you are inside a working gallery with 100 MB for 3 days. Add an email and the same gallery grows to 500 MB for 14 days, still free — enough to run a small event, not just look around.
The clock starts on use, not on a date
A paid gallery's window doesn't begin until 100 MB (about 30 photos) has been uploaded, so you can set it up weeks early, print the QR code and share the link without burning time.
No count of uploads, ever
Limits are storage and duration only — there is never a maximum number of photos or videos, and guest count is unlimited on every plan.
Nothing to connect
Warpbin hosts the gallery itself. There is no Google account to link and none of your own storage to fill, and Download All gives you a zip of everything whenever you want your own copy.
Visitor analytics
See how many distinct people opened the link, and how many uploads, downloads, video plays and guestbook posts happened over time. None of the three alternatives compared here advertise anything comparable.
A gallery you can make your own
Banner image or logo, background colours, event description, albums, a custom link, privacy settings and switches for what guests can do — uploads, downloads, guestbook, comments.
AI photo clustering
Photos are grouped and labelled by similarity so guests can browse an event by scene instead of by timestamp. It can be switched off; the AI content filter runs on every upload regardless.
Everything in every Warpbin plan
36 features, and every one is on every plan — the free demo included. Nothing on this list is an add-on or a higher tier.
Collecting
- No app or account for guestsGuests scan the QR code or open the link and upload from their phone's browser. Nothing to install, no sign-up, no password.
- Original quality, as uploadedFiles are stored at original resolution, so what you download is what people shot. iPhone HEIC photos are saved as full-quality JPEGs so every device can open them; one switch turns that off.
- No cap on files or guestsOnly storage is metered. Upload as many files as fit, from as many people as you like.
- Videos of any length, files up to 50 GB eachBig files upload in pieces, so if a guest's connection drops, retrying picks up where it stopped instead of starting over.
- Upload straight into an album
- Guests add their name, captions and a noteNames show on each photo, captions sit with the photo, and the note comes to you. All optional for guests.
- Collect guest emails if you want themOff by default. Turn it on as optional or required; only you see the addresses.
- Your own consent note and thank-you messageShow guests a consent note before they upload and a thank-you after, in your own words.
- Turn uploads off anytimeHandy once the event is over and you only want people browsing and downloading. You can still add photos yourself.
Viewing and sharing
- Download everything in one clickThe whole gallery comes down as a single zip file, or pick just the photos you want. Guests get the button too if you switch it on.
- Live slideshow for a big screenPress Slideshow and it plays full screen, adding new photos as guests upload them. Set the speed, shuffle or play in order, and show your QR code on screen so more people join in.
- AI photo groups (optional)Warpbin groups photos by scene and light, so you can relive each part of the day. Tap a group to see only those photos. One switch turns it off.
- Albums and album filters
- A guestbook with replies and votesGuests leave written messages, reply to each other and vote. Print it or save it as a PDF afterwards.
- Comments on photos and videos
- Activity feedWho uploaded what and when, with their names and notes. Just for you by default, or open it to everyone.
- Share one photo from the gallerySend a single photo through the phone's share sheet, or copy a link to it.
- Shared favoritesOne favorites list for the whole gallery. Admin-only by default, or let guests mark the shots they love and pick the keepers together.
- Sort by time taken, upload time or nameTime taken is when the photo was actually shot, so the day plays back in order no matter when people uploaded.
- In 19 languagesThe gallery and everything guests see is translated.
Hosting and control
- Private modeEach guest only sees what they uploaded themselves. You always see everything through your admin link.
- Custom link like warpbin.com/your-name
- Your banner, logo, colors and description
- QR code studioDesign your QR code in one of six themes and download it as a table card, sign, poster, social post or sticker, in PNG, JPG or PDF.
- Show or hide any single photoOpen the menu on any photo or video and set it to public or hidden. Pair it with private mode to approve items one at a time.
- Guest downloads, guestbook and comments on or off
- Visitor analyticsHow many distinct people opened the link, plus uploads, downloads, video plays and guestbook posts over time.
- Pro: every event in one accountUnlimited galleries under one subscription, with a storage limit per gallery and an optional budget cap.
Privacy and peace of mind
- Encrypted in transit and at restEach gallery link is a unique private key, so only people with your link can get in.
- Our AI runs on our own serversPhoto grouping and the content filter run on Warpbin's servers, so your photos aren't sent to OpenAI or Google. One exception: before the filter blocks an upload, a downsized copy gets a second check from Anthropic's Claude, so a false alarm doesn't cost a guest their photo.
- 30-day money-back guarantee
- Automatic content moderationEvery photo and video is checked in the background against our content policy, so you don't have to sit and watch the gallery.
- Deleted for good after a gallery endsFiles are permanently deleted 60 days after a gallery expires, which leaves time to extend it, or when you delete them yourself. Nothing is kept afterwards.
- One-time plans: pay once, no subscription
- Upgrade anytime, pay only the differenceNothing is lost, and you're never charged twice for the same space.
- A real person answers contact@warpbin.com
Warpbin pricing in full
| Plan | Price | Storage | Download | Duration | Photos |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Free Demo | Free | 100 MB (500 MB with an email) | Unlimited | 3 days (14 with an email) | ~29 |
| Red Giant | $19 | 10 GB | Unlimited | 90 days | ~2,857 |
| Supernova | $49 | 50 GB | Unlimited | 365 days | ~14,286 |
There is also a Pro Plan subscription at $9.95/month billed every 3 months ($29.85), or $8.25/month billed yearly ($99), which includes 10 GB storage and unlimited downloads, lets you create unlimited galleries, and never expires. Beyond the included storage it is $0.25/GB/month.
Head-to-head detail
- Warpbin vs KululuKululu prices by upload count and keeps original quality, a custom link and moderation for its higher tiers. Warpbin never counts uploads and puts every feature on every plan, from the free demo up.
- Warpbin vs GuestPixGuestPix sells packages whose hosting counts from your event date, with custom colours and fonts held back for its higher packages. Warpbin's clock starts only when photos arrive, and every feature is on every plan.
- Warpbin vs WedUploaderWedUploader stores uploads in your own Google Drive and charges for the shared gallery, guestbook and slideshow. Warpbin hosts everything itself — no Google account, no Drive quota — and every feature is on every plan.
Looking for alternatives to a specific service
Questions people actually ask
- What is the best app for collecting photos from guests at an event?
- Warpbin, for almost every event. It is the only service on this page whose published plans lock no feature to a higher tier — the live slideshow, guestbook, moderation, custom link and visitor analytics are on every plan, including the free demo — and it never counts uploads, so you don't have to guess how many photos guests will take. Its full list runs to 36 features, from a QR code studio and guest email collection to private mode and visitor analytics, all on every plan. Each of the others puts something behind a count or a higher price. Kululu: Upload count: 100 (Free), 500 (Plus), unlimited (Pro). GuestPix: Classic gets the default colour theme; custom colours and fonts start on Signature. WedUploader: the shared gallery, guestbook, slideshow, custom colours and link are in the premium package; a seating chart is sold as an add-on on top of it.
- Do guests need to download an app to upload photos?
- Not with any of the four services on this page. Warpbin, Kululu, GuestPix and WedUploader all let guests upload from a browser by opening a link or scanning a QR code, with no app install and no guest account. If a service you are considering requires a guest app install, expect a meaningful drop in how many guests actually upload.
- Which event photo service has no limit on the number of guests?
- Warpbin, Kululu and WedUploader state unlimited guest contributors on their own pages. GuestPix: Unlimited under fair use — up to 1,000 guests per event. The limits that actually differ are upload count, storage, which features each tier includes, and how long the gallery stays live.
- What is the cheapest way to collect event photos from guests?
- Start free. Warpbin: Free demo, no card: 500 MB for 14 days with just an email, or 100 MB for 3 days in one click with no email at all. Every feature, unlimited downloads. Kululu: 100 uploads, 24-hour upload window, kept 7 days, standard quality, no card. GuestPix: 50 photos, 30-day upload window, no card. When you need more, Warpbin's cheapest paid plan is $19 one-time with every feature included. For comparison, the cheapest paid options elsewhere: Kululu, Plus at $39 one-time, excluding taxes (Pro is $99); GuestPix, Classic at $49 one-time (wedding packages); WedUploader, Premium package at $39 one-time.
- How long do collected photos stay available?
- This varies more than anything else in the category, and it is where people get caught out. Kululu: Upload window 24 hours / 1 month / 3 months; uploads kept 7 days / 3 months / 1 year (Free / Plus / Pro). Its clock: Detected automatically from the event date and guest activity — not from purchase. GuestPix: 3 months of uploads and 12 months hosting (Classic); 12 months (Signature); 24 months (3-gallery bundle); 30-day upload window on the free plan. Its clock: From the event date (the gallery opens 2 weeks early); the 3-gallery bundle from purchase. WedUploader: No clock — albums never expire, because the files live in your own Google Drive. Warpbin: 90 days (Red Giant) or 365 days (Supernova) of uploads and viewing. On Pro, galleries stay live for as long as the subscription runs. Paid plans start the clock only once 100 MB (about 30 photos) has been uploaded — never on a calendar date, so you can set up weeks early. The free demo's clock starts when it's created.
- Can I see how many people opened the gallery link?
- With Warpbin, yes: the host sees how many distinct people opened the link, plus uploads, downloads, video plays and guestbook posts over time. None of Kululu, GuestPix or WedUploader advertise visitor analytics on their own sites, though absence from their marketing is not proof the feature is missing.
How we sourced this
Every figure about another service comes from that service's own pages, last read on 2026-10-28. Open the source under any cell to see their exact wording. Where their site is unclear we say so, and where a feature isn't mentioned we say Not advertised rather than “No”.
Warpbin's own numbers come from the same pricing setup that runs checkout. Prices change; if you spot something out of date, tell us at contact@warpbin.com and we'll re-check it.
Try it before you decide
The demo is one click — no email, no card. That is also the fastest way to judge any service in this category: if you cannot try it before paying, be careful.